Persevering through postpartum fatigue

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-37

  Runquist, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Grounded theory; Maternal infant; Persevering; Postpartum fatigue; Self transcendence; Sleep pattern conflict

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HAPPINESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HAPPINESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 34047207883     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00116.x     Document Type: Article

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